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Browsing Labor Unions by Subject "organizing"
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AFL-CIO Legislative Guide: 112th Congress (2011–2012)
(2011-01-01)The AFL-CIO Legislative Guide for the 112th Congress covers the following issues as they relate to labor and public policy: The Economy Freedom to Form a Union Health Care Retirement Security Core Labor Laws, Labor Standards ... -
Assault on Workers’ Rights
(1994-01-01)The cases in this report describe employers' blatant contempt for the rights of workers to voice their opinions in the workplace. Obsessed with retaining unilateral and total authority over their employees, the owners of ... -
Bargaining Fact Sheet: Elder Care
(2001-04-01)Prepared by the AFL-CIO Working Women's Department and the Labor Project for Working Families, this fact sheet details the impact of elder care on a worker along with examples of recently won elder care provisions in union ... -
Bargaining Fact Sheet: Family Leave and Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act
(2001-04-01)This fact sheet prepared by the AFL-CIO Working Women’s Department in partnership with the Labor Project for Working Families provides background and facts on The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It also provides sample ... -
Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect
(2012-04-01)[Excerpt] This 2012 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 21st year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers. Four decades ago, in 1970, ... -
Energy Training Partnership Green Jobs SGA Application Guide
(2009-01-01)[Excerpt] This is a guide for unions, labor-management organizations, and their allied partners. Produced by the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute and the AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs, this guide aims to provide an ... -
Now is NOT the Time for the Columbia FTA
(2011-01-01)[Excerpt] The U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement is the wrong trade model at the wrong time. Instead of helping workers here or in Colombia, the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement would reward a country with a history of ... -
Profile of Workplace Safety and Health in the United States
(2012-04-11)Prepared by the AFL-CIO Safety and Health Department, the attached document breaks down workplace fatalities, injuries/illnesses, penalties, number of inspectors, years to inspect each workplace, and program, by state for 2010. -
Protecting Your Home From Foreclosure
(2013-01-01)This brochure prepared for working families by the AFL-CIO details steps in the foreclosure process, alternatives to foreclosure, and ways to protect individual rights for those facing foreclosure. -
Protecting Your Home From Foreclosure
(2013-01-01)This flier prepared for working families by the AFL-CIO details the steps in the foreclosure process, alternatives to foreclosure, and ways to protect individual rights during foreclosure. -
Seven Immigration Myths and Facts
(2011-01-01)The AFL-CIO prepared Seven Immigration Myths and Facts addressing current immigration issues. -
Stop the Foreclosure Crisis: Make Wall Street Banks Pay
(2010-01-01)[Excerpt] Owning a home used to symbolize what it means to achieve the American Dream. But for millions of homeowners, that dream was dashed by the abuse, fraud and lawlessness of Wall Street banks. This chain of misconduct ... -
The Employee Free Choice Act: Meaningful Remedies Against Employer Coercion
(2005-04-01)Prepared by the AFL-CIO, this fact sheet highlights the elements of The Employee Free Choice Act (S. 842, H.R. 1696), including employee's free choice to form unions and meaningful penalties for employer coercion. -
When the Paycheck Stops: An AFL-CIO Survival Guide to Unemployment
(2010-01-01)This brochure: When the Paycheck Stops: An AFL-CIO Survival Guide to Unemployment, lists resources, advice, and tips on surviving when a worker experiences a loss of employment. -
Your Rights at Work
(2010-01-01)[Excerpt] Working people in America have certain basic legal rights to safe, healthy and fair conditions at work. But many employers—perhaps yours—violate these fundamental rights because they value their profits more than ...
